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This section includes 621 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. |
The ___________ has emerged as a convenient means of global communication, information sharing and services._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | e-books |
| B. | Internet |
| C. | Satellites |
| D. | Public telephone booths |
| Answer» C. Satellites | |
| 552. |
Systems running more than one process concurrently are called ______________ |
| A. | Multiprocessing |
| B. | Multiprogramming |
| C. | Real time |
| D. | Batch processing |
| Answer» C. Real time | |
| 553. |
Symbolic logic was discovered by ___________ |
| A. | Herman Hollerith |
| B. | Vonn Neumann |
| C. | George Boole |
| D. | Sun Microsystem |
| Answer» D. Sun Microsystem | |
| 554. |
Syntax Errors are determined by |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | ALU |
| C. | Logic Unit |
| D. | Control Unit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 555. |
TCP in computer science stands for? |
| A. | Transmission Control Protocol |
| B. | Total Control Protocol |
| C. | Technology Control Protocol |
| D. | Transfer Control Protocol |
| Answer» B. Total Control Protocol | |
| 556. |
Switching between portrait and landscape modes involves the |
| A. | print layout view |
| B. | Arc map |
| C. | header and footer toolbar |
| D. | page setup dialog box |
| Answer» E. | |
| 557. |
Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics? |
| A. | Price |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Speed |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 558. |
Storage media such as a CD read and write information using _________ |
| A. | a laser beam of red light |
| B. | magnetic dots |
| C. | magnetic strips |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. magnetic dots | |
| 559. |
Storage which stores or retains data after power off is called____ |
| A. | Volatile storage |
| B. | Non-volatile storage |
| C. | Sequential storage |
| D. | Direct storage |
| Answer» C. Sequential storage | |
| 560. |
'Start' menu in a standard personal computer is_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Part of the hardware |
| B. | A set of options and commands |
| C. | Nothing but the status bar |
| D. | Network related_x005F_x000D_ |
| Answer» C. Nothing but the status bar | |
| 561. |
Software you can use to create a budget is called _______ |
| A. | word processing software |
| B. | graphics software |
| C. | utility software |
| D. | spreadsheet software |
| Answer» E. | |
| 562. |
Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be___ |
| A. | Analog data |
| B. | Digital data |
| C. | Modem data |
| D. | Watts data |
| Answer» B. Digital data | |
| 563. |
SSD's are classified as what type of storage? |
| A. | Non volatile |
| B. | Volatile |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Volatile | |
| 564. |
Starting or restarting a computer is called tasking the system. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 565. |
Software that helps run the computer hardware |
| A. | proprietary software |
| B. | beta software |
| C. | system software |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 566. |
SMTP in computer science stands for? |
| A. | Simple Markup Transfer Protocol |
| B. | Systems Mail Transfer Protocol |
| C. | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| D. | Systems Memory Transfer Protocol |
| Answer» D. Systems Memory Transfer Protocol | |
| 567. |
Software designed for a specific purpose is called as |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Application software |
| C. | Specific software |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Specific software | |
| 568. |
Size of the primary memory of a pc ranges between |
| A. | 256 kb to 640 kb |
| B. | 64 kb to 256 kb |
| C. | 256 kb to 512 kb |
| D. | 2 kb to 8 kb |
| Answer» B. 64 kb to 256 kb | |
| 569. |
Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space________ |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Grouping |
| C. | Library |
| D. | Integrated system |
| Answer» B. Grouping | |
| 570. |
Select the odd term out of the following? |
| A. | Internet |
| B. | Macintosh OSX |
| C. | Linux Mint |
| D. | Windows 8.1 |
| Answer» B. Macintosh OSX | |
| 571. |
Secondary storage ________ |
| A. | does not require constant power |
| B. | does not use magnetic media |
| C. | consists of four main types of devices |
| D. | does not store information for later retrieval |
| Answer» B. does not use magnetic media | |
| 572. |
Second generation computers were developed during |
| A. | 1956 - 1963 |
| B. | 1970 - 1975 |
| C. | 1975 - 1980 |
| D. | 1990 - 2000 |
| Answer» B. 1970 - 1975 | |
| 573. |
Search engines that search other search engines are called |
| A. | Megasearch engine |
| B. | Metasearch engine |
| C. | Betasearch engine |
| D. | Gigasearch engine |
| Answer» B. Metasearch engine | |
| 574. |
Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as __________ |
| A. | Single casting |
| B. | Spreading |
| C. | Multicasting |
| D. | Casting |
| Answer» D. Casting | |
| 575. |
Round robin scheduling falls under the category of |
| A. | Preemptive scheduling |
| B. | Non preemptive scheduling |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Non preemptive scheduling | |
| 576. |
Related to computers, what is 'Wetware' ? |
| A. | Computer programs |
| B. | Circuitory |
| C. | Human brain |
| D. | Chemical storage devices |
| Answer» D. Chemical storage devices | |
| 577. |
ROM in computer science stands for? |
| A. | Random Only Memory |
| B. | Read Out Memory |
| C. | Read Only Memory |
| D. | Rotation Only Memory |
| Answer» D. Rotation Only Memory | |
| 578. |
Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing which of the following? |
| A. | EÂ-Mail |
| B. | SMS |
| C. | |
| D. | Orkut |
| Answer» B. SMS | |
| 579. |
Ravi, Rohan and Rajesh alone can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. In how many days can the work be completed, if all three work together? |
| A. | 4 days |
| B. | 5 days |
| C. | 3 days |
| D. | 8 days |
| Answer» B. 5 days | |
| 580. |
RAM is ____ and ____ |
| A. | volatile, temporary |
| B. | nonvolatile, permanent |
| C. | nonvolatile, temporary |
| D. | volatile, permanent |
| Answer» B. nonvolatile, permanent | |
| 581. |
Punched card is also called |
| A. | Hollerith card |
| B. | Video card |
| C. | Sound card |
| D. | Accelerator card |
| Answer» B. Video card | |
| 582. |
Properly arranged data is called |
| A. | Information |
| B. | File |
| C. | Field |
| D. | Words |
| Answer» B. File | |
| 583. |
Programs stored in ROM are called |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Firmware |
| C. | Freeware |
| D. | Software |
| Answer» C. Freeware | |
| 584. |
Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called ...... |
| A. | Management Information System |
| B. | System Software |
| C. | Application Software |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 585. |
Processor's speed of a computer is measured in |
| A. | Hertz |
| B. | Baud |
| C. | MIPS |
| D. | BPS |
| Answer» B. Baud | |
| 586. |
Processing speed of computer is measured in MIPS. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| C. | |
| D. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 587. |
Processed data is known as |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Information |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | Analysis |
| Answer» C. Knowledge | |
| 588. |
Pressing F8 key for three times selects |
| A. | a sentence |
| B. | a word |
| C. | a document |
| D. | a paragraph |
| Answer» B. a word | |
| 589. |
Power Point presentation is a collection of |
| A. | Outlines |
| B. | Slides and Handouts |
| C. | Speaker’s notes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 590. |
Paul Allen, who died in October 2018, was the co-founder of |
| A. | Oracle |
| B. | IBM |
| C. | Microsoft |
| D. | SAP |
| Answer» D. SAP | |
| 591. |
PARAM was developed by |
| A. | C-DAC |
| B. | IIT Kanpur |
| C. | BARC |
| D. | IIT Delhi |
| Answer» B. IIT Kanpur | |
| 592. |
"OS" computer abbreviation means |
| A. | Open Software |
| B. | Order of significance |
| C. | Optical Sensor |
| D. | Operating System |
| Answer» E. | |
| 593. |
Output devices make it possible to |
| A. | View and print a data |
| B. | Scan a data |
| C. | Input a data |
| D. | Sending a data |
| Answer» B. Scan a data | |
| 594. |
Operating system is the most common type of |
| A. | Application software |
| B. | Word processing |
| C. | System software |
| D. | Communication software |
| Answer» D. Communication software | |
| 595. |
Operating system is an example of |
| A. | Application software |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both A & B | |
| 596. |
Online functional learning portals are accessed through the |
| A. | Web portal |
| B. | Interactive Multimedia Instruction |
| C. | Instructor Facilitated New Equipment |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Interactive Multimedia Instruction | |
| 597. |
One Gigabyte = ? (in decimal value)_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1000 bytes |
| B. | 10002Â bytes |
| C. | 10003Â bytes |
| D. | 10004Â bytes |
| Answer» D. 10004Â bytes | |
| 598. |
On the PC side the printer port is a |
| A. | 25 pin female parallel connector |
| B. | 25 pin female serial connector |
| C. | 15 pin female parallel connector |
| D. | 25 pin male serial connector |
| Answer» B. 25 pin female serial connector | |
| 599. |
On the basis of memory size & performance, which type of computer is known as "Big Iron"? |
| A. | Micro computer |
| B. | Mini computer |
| C. | Main Frame |
| D. | Supercomputer |
| Answer» D. Supercomputer | |
| 600. |
OCR stands for |
| A. | Optical Character Recognition |
| B. | Optical CPU Recognition |
| C. | Optimal Character Rendering |
| D. | Other Character Restoration |
| Answer» B. Optical CPU Recognition | |